Benzema, Ronaldo in Real Madrid squad to face Manchester City
Despite doubts over their fitness, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema are in the Real Madrid squad for the trip to Manchester City.
Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo have been included in the Real Madrid squad to face Manchester City on Tuesday.
Zinedine Zidane has included the whole of the first-team squad for the trip to the Etihad Stadium for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.
Ronaldo sat out the 3-2 win over Rayo Vallecano on Saturday with a thigh complaint, while Benzema was taken off as a precaution after taking a knock to his knee, but both are expected to play a part against Manuel Pellegrini's side.
There are also concerns over Pepe, who has only partly trained in the past week, but the Portugal centre-back is also included.
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Madrid squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Kiko Casilla, Ruben Yanez.
Defenders: Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Nacho, Marcelo, Dani Carvajal, Alvaro Arbeloa, Danilo.
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Midfielders: Toni Kroos, James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale, Casemiro, Mateo Kovacic, Luka Modric, Isco.
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Lucas Vazquez, Jese Rodriguez, Borja Mayoral.
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